Keeping Transportation Law
and Railroad Litigation on Track

Since 1987, Burns White has built a reputation as one of the nation’s preeminent firms in the areas of transportation law and railroad litigation. We have gained this reputation due to our thorough understanding of our clients’ views regarding disputes in the transportation field. Consequently, we understand that in many instances, what our clients face are business issues rather than legal disputes. Accordingly, both the traditional and innovative solutions we offer are designed to meet your business objectives and legal challenges in the best and most efficient manner.

Access to a Range of Services

At Burns White, our attorneys have far-reaching experience in the areas of railroad occupational disease and injury, including asbestos and toxic exposures, repetitive stress injuries, whole-body vibration, “worn” claims, and occupational hearing loss as well as in real estate and public utility commission cases. Our approach to overcoming your legal challenges employs a range of experienced professionals who work together to not only meet, but exceed your expectations in all areas of transportation law. Frequently, we serve as national coordinating counsel in litigation.

No Load is Too Great for our Railroad Litigation Attorneys

Our Railroad Practice Section is made up of a group of highly knowledgeable trial lawyers with many years of experience practicing transportation and railroad litigation defense. Our attorneys are actively involved with the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, and are held in such high regard by their peers as to be requested to speak at national seminars, helping to spread their knowledge throughout the legal community.

A Full Range of Services for Motor Carriers

Burns White attorneys concentrating on transportation law also provide a complete range of legal services to clients including motor carriers and trucking companies and their insurers throughout the U.S. Our attorneys are experienced in handling commercial claims and litigation, vehicle accidents, workers’ compensation claims, freight damage claims, and general liability and defense.

Team-Based Approach to Representation

When a client faces a need for legal representation, our Transportation Law Group will assign a team of professionals, whose experience is tailored to deliver the best results, based on our careful analysis of the situation. The depth of our industry knowledge allows us to be very economical in staffing cases while providing innovative solutions and the highest legal standards. Our commitment to understanding the business needs of our clients is further demonstrated with the fact that several of our lawyers have taken the necessary training to obtain their commercial drivers license.

Transportation Law & Railroad Litigation Groups